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Gordon, Alexander, second duke of Gordon (c. 1678–1728), Jacobite sympathizer and landowner  

Eric Richards

Gordon, Alexander, second duke of Gordon (c. 1678–1728), Jacobite sympathizer and landowner, was the only son of George Gordon, first duke of Gordon (b. in or before 1649, d. 1716), and Lady Elizabeth Howard (d. 1732), eldest surviving daughter of the sixth duke of Norfolk...

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Higgons, Thomas [Jacobite Sir Thomas Higgons] (1668/9–1733), Jacobite court official  

Edward Corp

Higgons, Thomas [Jacobite Sir Thomas Higgons] (1668/9–1733), Jacobite court official, was the second of the three sons of Sir Thomas Higgons (1623/4–1691), diplomat and MP, and his second wife, Bridget (d. 1692), daughter of Sir Bevil Granville. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford...

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Howard [née Shireburne], Mary, duchess of Norfolk (1692–1754), Jacobite sympathizer and landowner  

John Callow

Howard [née Shireburne], Mary, duchess of Norfolk (1692–1754), Jacobite sympathizer and landowner, was born on 22 November 1692 at Bedford Row, Bloomsbury, the second daughter and third (but second surviving) child of Sir Nicholas Shireburne (1658–1717) and Catherine Charleton (d. 1728)...

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Maitland, Richard, fourth earl of Lauderdale (1653–1695), Jacobite nobleman  

Derek John Patrick

Maitland, Richard, fourth earl of Lauderdale (1653–1695), Jacobite nobleman, was born on 20 June 1653, the son of Charles Maitland, third earl of Lauderdale (c. 1620–1691), and Elizabeth, younger daughter and heir of Richard Lauder of Hatton. He was known by the designation ...